1944 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team

The 1944 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team was an American football team that represented the United States Coast Guard's Alamadea Coast Guard station during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2–2 record. Lieutenant Joe Verducci was the coach.

1944 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–2
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Randolph Field     11 0 0
No. 5 Bainbridge     10 0 0
No. 18 Fort Pierce     9 0 0
No. 13 Norman NAS     6 0 0
No. 6 Iowa Pre-Flight     10 1 0
No. 16 El Toro Marines     8 1 0
Hondo AAF     7 1 0
Bunker Hill NAS     6 1 0
Lincoln AAF     6 1 0
Blackland AAF     7 1 1
Keesler Field     8 1 2
No. 17 Great Lakes Navy     9 2 1
No. 10 March Field     7 2 2
Third Air Force     8 3 0
North Carolina Pre-Flight     6 2 1
Atlantic City NAS     5 2 0
Camp Peary     5 2 0
Tonopah AAF     5 2 0
Daniel Field     7 3 0
No. 20 Second Air Force     10 4 1
San Francisco Coast Guard     4 2 1
Ellington Field     6 3 2
Amarillo AAF     5 3 0
Alameda Coast Guard     4 2 2
Coronado Amphibious     2 1 1
Olathe NAS     4 2 2
Selman Field     4 2 2
Galveston AAF     5 3 2
Fleet City     6 4 1
Jacksonville NAS     4 3 0
San Diego NTS     4 3 1
Camp Beale     5 4 0
Lubbock AAF     5 4 0
Fort Warren     5 4 1
Fort Monroe     5 5 0
Klamath Falls Marines     2 2 1
Maxwell Field     5 5 0
Minter Field     3 3 0
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight     4 4 0
Fourth Infantry     3 4 2
Georgia Pre-Flight     4 5 0
Third Infantry     4 5 0
Bergstrom Field     3 4 0
Ottumwa NAS     3 4 0
Camp Lee     3 5 0
Cherry Point Marines     3 6 0
Chatham Field     2 8 1
Sampton NTS     2 7 0
Miami NTC     2 8 0
Bryan AAF     1 7 0
Fairfield-Suisun AAB     1 7 0
Richmond AAB     0 10 1
Camp Ellis     0 5 0
South Plains AAF     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, San Francisco Coast Guard ranked 56th among the nation's college and service teams and second of out six United States Coast Guard teams with a rating of 85.1.[1][2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Fleet CityT 7–715,000[3]
October 1at Nevada
W 35–0[4]
October 7vs. Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 18–012,000[5]
October 15March Field
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 20–2022,000[6]
October 21at Pacific (CA)
W 19–0[7]
October 27at UCLAL 13–2620,000[8]
November 4at CaliforniaW 12–620,000[9][10]
November 12vs. St. Mary's Pre-Flight
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 13–3225,000[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 10, 1944). "Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City Utah. p. 8B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1944). "Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Ed Schoenfeld (September 25, 1944). "Morales Earns Sea Lions 7-7 Tie". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolves Drop 35-0 Tilt to Sea Lions". Reno Evening Gazette. October 2, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 9, 1944). "Sea Lions Win, 18-0". Oakland Tribune. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Russ Newland (October 16, 1944). "Alameda Ties March Field In 20-20 Surprise". Los Angeles Times. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Peri, John (October 23, 1944). "Halbert Stars In Lions Win". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Al Wolf (October 28, 1944). "Sea Lions Upset by Bruins, 26 to 13: Fans in Uproar as Underdog Uclans Hand Alameda First Defeat". Los Angeles Times. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Byrne, Emmons (October 23, 1944). "Sea Lions Nip California, 12 to 6". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. A18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ Byrne, Emmons (October 23, 1944). "Heavily Favored Guardsmen Eke Out 12-6 Win Over U.C. (continued)". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. A19. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Airdevils Slap Alameda, 32-13". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.